Argonne NL Aurora

Compute

1.7K H100e

Chips

63,744

First operational

May 13, 2024

Argonne NL Aurora is a large GPU cluster operated by US Department of Energy, located in the United States, in the public sector. It came online around May 2024. At that moment it ranked number 52 among known clusters.

It is built on 63,744 Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550. That amounts to about 1.7K H100e of AI compute. The cluster draws roughly 60 MW. Its hardware is estimated at $503M.

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Full record

Owner: US Department of Energy
Users: Argonne National Laboratory and general scientific community
Sector: Public
Status: Existing
Country: United States
Location: Theory and Computing Sciences Building Building 240, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave, Argonne Ct, Lemont, IL 60439
Primary chip: Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550
Primary chip count: 63,744
Total AI chips: 63,744
H100 equivalents: 1.7K
Power capacity: 60 MW
Hardware cost: $503M
First operational: May 13, 2024
Rank when it came online: 52
Certainty: Confirmed